Joshua 21:22

22 and Kibzaim, and Bethhoron, with their suburbs; four cities;

Joshua 21:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:22

And Kibzaim with her suburbs
Which seems to, be the same with Jokneam, ( 1 Chronicles 6:68 ) ; of it we read nowhere else; and Bethhoron with her suburbs;
upper Bethhoron, for there were two, an upper and a nether: see ( Joshua 16:3 Joshua 16:5 ) ; four cities;
as mentioned by name.

Joshua 21:22 In-Context

20 But to the others, by the families of the sons of Kohath, of the kin of Levi, this possession was given; (out) of the lineage of Ephraim, (And to the rest of the Kohathite families, that is, to the Levites of the lower degree, these possessions were given; from the tribe of Ephraim,)
21 the city of refuge, Shechem, with his suburbs, in the hill of Ephraim, and Gezer, (Shechem, the city of refuge, with its suburbs, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,)
22 and Kibzaim, and Bethhoron, with their suburbs; four cities;
23 also (out) of the lineage of Dan, Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, (and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh, and Gibbethon,)
24 and Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with their suburbs; four cities;
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